Royal Newlyweds to Join July 10 Service Project & Veterans & Military Spouse Hiring Fair at Sony Pictures in Los Angeles

1,500 Veterans and Military Spouses will be connected to 200 employers; service project to create 1,000 care packages for military children.

Los Angeles, CA, June 15, 2011 – Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will join ServiceNation: Mission Serve and Blue Star Families to participate in a hiring fair and service project at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California. Co-hosted by the U.S. and Los Angeles Area Chambers of Commerce, “Hiring our Heroes Los Angeles” will be the biggest of the 100 hiring fairs the Chambers are holding across the country through March of 2012. The Royal Couple will also join a service project – in partnership with Blue Star Families and the USO – to create 1,000 care packages for military children, as well as attend a special reception for supporters and champions of the cause.

Mrs. Patty Shinseki, a military spouse for 38 years and an Advisor to Joining Forces – the campaign launched recently by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden – will also be serving that day.

“It's wonderful that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are volunteering during their trip to the U.S.,” said Blue Star Families Executive Director, Mark Smith. “The Duke and Duchess are, after all, a military family, and it is exciting to see the royal couple supporting US military families as well.”

Mission Serve, ServiceNation’s civilian-military initiative, is a network of organizations dedicated to bringing together civilian and military communities through service and volunteerism. “We are absolutely thrilled that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will join us in supporting and engaging our nation’s heroes in the workplace and in service,” said ServiceNation Executive Director Greg Propper. “We are working to inspire a powerful culture of service in America, and the July 10 hiring fair and service project offers a tremendous advancement in this effort.”

Taking place on Sunday, July 10, 2011 from 9:00am – 4:0opm, the hiring fair is set to make a significant difference in the state of California, with over 100,000 veterans seeking jobs in California alone. Sony Pictures will host the event at their historic Culver City, California studio lot.

Media who are interested in on-site coverage of this event can email servicenation@sunshinesachs.com. A confirmation email will be sent if space is available to accommodate the news organization.

Companies or individuals that are interested in sponsorship opportunities should contact Greg Propper at gpropper@bethechangeinc.org or 323-964-9542.

If you are a military spouse and would like to register for the event please contact hiringheroes@servicenation.org.

About ServiceNation: Mission Serve

ServiceNation (www.ServiceNation.org) is a campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate service as a core ideal and problem-solving strategy in our society.

Mission Serve (www.MissionServe.org) is the ServiceNation campaign’s civilian-military initiative, connecting civilian and military communities through a broad array of service and volunteer partnerships designed to address the challenges of our nation and our military communities.

About Blue Star Families

Blue Star Families (http://bluestarfam.org) is a national, nonprofit network of military families from all ranks and services, including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families. In addition to morale and empowerment programs, Blue Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military family life and works to make military life more sustainable. Membership includes military spouses, children and parents as well as service members, veterans and civilians.

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